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Public Pools Are A Clean-Freak Mom’s Personal Hell. Here’s How I Cope Anyway.

Westend61/Getty ImagesI want to be a carefree, laidback parent. The unfortunate hitch? I’m anal-retentive. On top of that, I lived through the pandemic, when we all learned that humans are gross. I mean, we literally had commercials to remind people to wash their hands. So, “carefree” is simply something no one will ever call me. Public bathrooms, older restaurants, public transportation — they’re all hard for me. Public pools, though, are a new level of hell. Something deeper, darker, and far more disgusting.If you’re even slightly uptight, you probably know what I mean. You never know if tha...